FACULTY

Anthony M. Kaufmann

MD, MSc, BSc (Med), FRCSC

Dr. Kaufmann is a graduate of the University of Manitoba School of Medicine where he completed his neurosurgery residency and received his Masters of Science Degree in Surgery.

In 1994 he accepted a position as Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, and specialized his practice in cerebrovascular and cranial base neurosurgery. He was a member of the "Stroke Team" at the Pittsburgh Stroke Institute. Dr. Kaufmann also developed a special interest in cranial nerve disorders.

Dr. Kaufmann returned to Canada and joined the Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Calgary in 1997. There he received outstanding teacher awards from both the Department of Clinical Neurosciences as well as the Provincial Association of Interns and Residents of Alberta.

In November 2000, Dr. Kaufmann accepted the position of Associate Professor in the Section of Neurosurgery, University of Manitoba continuing a focus in cerebrovascular disease. He also established the Centre for Cranial Nerve Disorders and is supervisor of the Intraoperative Monitoring Program and is Co-director of Canada's first Gamma Knife Surgery Centre.

Dr. Kaufmann is a member of several Medical Advisory Boards and also maintains an active clinical research program. He has published over 90 articles, book chapters, and abstracts and has also presented over 100 scientific papers and invited lectures.

Dr. Kaufmann can be reached at the following addresses and telephone numbers: